On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 05:32:56PM -0500, Eric Honaker wrote: > I think a way to select and copy/paste sections would be a good thing.
I don't think so. Selection is a complex concept best left to applications that really make use of it. It is not something you add in an afternoon or two just for some corner usecase, and it doesn't really fit into MyPaint. You're supposed to create something from scratch, not edit it. If you really need to fix such a thing, copy the layer, paste into GIMP, split it there, copy/paste both layers back. Or edit the .ora with Krita. > It can be really frustrating to realize you just spent 5 minutes painting > on the wrong layer, and the only options you have are to accept it, or > delete and to it again. Maybe your problem could be solved in MyPaint by other means. If the strokes are still undoable, we could (at least from a technical point of view) add a feature "redo strokes on other layer". We could increase the number of undo steps a bit for this whenever memory allows it. If the new strokes are well isolated from the rest of the layer, then we could add something like "split unconnected layer parts". (Allthough that could leave the user constantly fearing that some accidental stroke might connect the parts.) The most effective solution is to make sure you don't screw up in the first place, that is, make you more aware of what layer you're on. But this works only if you realized you need a new layer when you started. It would be easier if you don't have to create layers all the time, just in case. bye, Martin _______________________________________________ Mypaint-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/mypaint-discuss
